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PAUL BLEY - About Time (2008)
Pianist Paul Bley has set many milestones along his illustrious career, taking the piano on undiscovered paths and fermenting his art with unbridled imagination. Risk has never daunted him, and even as...
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PAUL BLEY - Axis (1977)
After the groundbreaking Open to Love, issued in 1973, pianist Paul Bley further explored the deep reaches of improvisation with an expressionist brush and pointillistic technique. This 1977 set...
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PAUL BLEY & SCORPIO (1973)
Pianist Paul Bley has a rare ability to carefully yet playfully balance many musical elements: structure and freedom, gentle lyricism and intricate phrasing, complexity and simplicity. His cerebral...
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STEEPLECHASE JAM SESSION VOL. 2 - Juris, Stryker, Purrone (1996)
Jam Session Volume 2Take five Steeplechase leaders (three of them bri 11 iant modern exponents of the electric guitar), have them bring some tunes they dig into the studio, roll the tapes, sit back and...
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STEEPLECHASE JAM SESSION, VOL. 17 - Ryan Kisor, John McNeil, Brad Goode (2000)
Since producer Norman Granz sold Pablo in the mid-'80s, regular recordings of jam sessions by any one label have been infrequent. One happy exception has been the European-based Steeplechase, which has...
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EDWARD VESALA - Nan Madol (1976)
The album is an eclectic mandala of drones, eruptions of ecstatic liberation, and snatches of melody from both near and far. Influences range from Japanese folk melodies to Alpine herding calls, and...
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EDWARD VESALA - Heavy Life (1980)
Edward Vesala was one of the most important musicians to emerge on the European jazz scene, and played a major role in the creation of a distinctively European jazz identity. He made his mark as an...
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JAN GARBAREK, ARILD ANDERSEN, EDWARD VESALA - Triptykon (1973)
Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek took several intriguing stylistic turns early in his career, none more extreme than that shown on Triptykon. While he had always shown an affinity for the work of...
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EDWARD VESALA / SOUND & FURY - Nordic Gallery (1994)
Piggybacking on 1992’s Invisible Storm, ECM maverick Edward Vesala returned with his organic collective, Sound & Fury, as our guide for Nordic Gallery. Vesala draws a thinner circle around his...
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RAN BLAKE & ANTHONY BRAXTON - A Memory Of Vienna (1997)
On November 19, 1988, a few days before the Cool Noir music festival in Vienna, composer Franz Koglmann finished recording Orte Der Geometrie (Hatart) with his Pipetet a couple hours earlier than...
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PAUL BLEY - Sonor (1984)
For Paul Bley to comment that this 1983 recording is the best collection of his music to emerge since 1961 is a provocative statement unless, knowing Bley, he's just kidding around. Since this is even...
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PAUL BLEY - Films' Jazz 'n (e)motion (1977)
Tracks01. Laura (David Raksin) From the film: “Laura” [Otto Preminger, 1944]02. All The Things You Are (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) From the film: “Broadway Rhythm” [Roy Del Ruth,...
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KEITH JARRETT - Eyes Of The Heart (1976)
This live recording features pianist Keith Jarrett (also playing a bit of soprano), tenor saxophonist Dewey Redman, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Paul Motian performing the 33-minute title cut and...
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TERJE RYPDAL - What Comes After (1974)
Terje Rypdal’s What Comes After, his second for ECM as frontman, is more about what came before. An exquisite diversion from the dustier billows of his later work, it charts much of the same territory...
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STEVE KUHN - Trance (1975)
Trance, Steve Kuhn's second recording for ECM, was actually recorded a mere ten days after Ecstasy, his solo piano debut for the label. Trance features Kuhn playing both electric and acoustic piano,...
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MARIA JOAO - Fabula (1996)
Maria João is an extraordinary, skilled jazz vocalist. Her stylings can be mesmerizing. And she has a great band backing her.Tracks01. Fábula (Joao Paulo Esteves da Silva)02. Cor de Rosa (Mário...
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PAUL BLEY - My Standard (1987)
When one considers that Paul Bley is a constant improviser, the repertoire he chose for this set (ten standards, most of which are from the '40s and '50s) is rather surprising. But even on tunes such...
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KENNY DREW & HENNING ORSTED PEDERSEN - Duo 1 (1973)
Tracks01. I Skovens Dybe Stille Ro - take 2 (trad)02. Come Summer (K. Drew)03. Lullaby (NHOP)04. Kristine (NHOP)05. Serenity (K. Drew)06. Det Var En Lordag Aften (trad)07. Do You Know What I Means To...
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KENNY DREW & NIELS HENNING ORSTED PEDERSEN - Duo 2 (1974)
After a long period off of records (at least as a leader), pianist Kenny Drew emerged in 1973 for a duo session with bassist Niels Pederson. For their rematch in 1974, Drew and Pederson performed one...
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KENNY DREW & HENNING HENNING ORSTED PEDERSEN - Duo Live Concert (1974)
Tracks01. In Your Own Sweet Way (Dave Brubeck)02. My Little Suede Shoes (Charlie Parker)03. You Don't Know What Love Is (Raye/DePaul)04. My Shining Hour (Arley)05. Vikeig's Blues (NHOP)06. Oleo (Sonny...
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